Micah
Micah 7:3
3Both hands are skilled at evil;
the prince and the judge demand a bribe.
When the powerful utters his evil desire,
they all conspire together.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both hands | כַּפַּ֙יִם֙ | kap·pa·yim | Noun - fd | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| are skilled | לְהֵיטִ֔יב | lə·hê·ṭîḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| at evil | הָרַ֤ע | hā·ra‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| the prince | הַשַּׂ֣ר | haś·śar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| and the judge | וְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖ט | wə·haš·šō·p̄êṭ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| demand | שֹׁאֵ֔ל | šō·’êl | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| a bribe | בַּשִׁלּ֑וּם | ba·šil·lūm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7966 requital |
| When the powerful | וְהַגָּד֗וֹל | wə·hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| utters | דֹּבֵ֨ר | dō·ḇêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| his | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| evil | הַוַּ֥ת | haw·waṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1942 desire |
| desire | נַפְשׁ֛וֹ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| they all conspire together | וַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃ | way·‘ab·bə·ṯū·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular | H5686 interlace, pervert |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Micah 3:11 · Proverbs 4:16–17 · Amos 5:12 · Jeremiah 8:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.